'You are not alone, there is help for you'

• Published date: 20 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The management of Finn Grey Project has assured orphans not to despair nor feel alone and that help is out there waiting for them.

A lawyer and founder of the group, Olubisi Shaola and the Project Director, Akintayo Afeez gave the assurance when members of the group visited Little Saints Orphanage, Akowonjo, Lagos to donate foods, beverages, carbonated drinks, toilet items and other household materials to the centre. The items were to ease their burden during the on-going celebration of the festive seasons.

Shaola said they decided to make the donation to the children of the orphanage to make life better for them in terms of feeding, clothing and shelter, stressing that the gesture was their own way of giving back to the society in order to make it a better living place for all.

Items donated included cartons of Indomie, Spagette, Milo, bags of rice, Corn Flakes, toiletries, carbonated drinks among others.

Shaola said: 'The reason why we are doing it in this kind of place is that it would encourage other people. They would see that we have come to add value to the life of people in this place.

'We have chosen this kind of place in order to encourage other people to do same. They would see that we have come to add value to the live of people in this place and they too would be encouraged to do similar thing.

'May be there are some people out there who wanted to do this but they are shy. But when they see us do this, they would be encouraged to do same. Our message to other organsations and groups is for them to emulate us and give back to the society as well through this gesture. We shall be helping those who...